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Would you coincider a design engineer who is almost exclusively office based to be competent at accessing live busbar chambers and general electrical switch gear, removing covers in order to connect test equipment ?

How would I demonstrate my designer is competent ?

I would personally like him to be accompanied by a site experienced electrician. ?

Should an accident occur if alone I believe we would have been negligent in risk assessment ?

Thank you Roger, we are in an industry that more than frequently would need access when live. Our organisation is vast with many disciplines/offices and I've recently be made aware of design site activities. Being in construction I'm concerned we aren't safe guarding these activities. Design say engineer's qualify by default but I just want to get an opinion

Thank you Roger, we are in an industry that more than frequently would need access when live.

Why - does EAWR not apply to you ?

Basically, if it's unreasonable in all respects to be dead then your mitigation would be the use of appropriate protective equipment and the use of competent persons

It's been a while since I've taken the lid off a busbar chamber (I work in design now) but I'd like to think I was competent to do so (as it's part of my initial formation and training) - I know a few craft types that however I would agree that they are competent to do so

My point is that you cannot judge for specific cases by a rule that says - sparky good, desk monkey bad in terms of removing covers and connecting test equipment - it needs individual competence in that environment as part of the specific risk assessment